6/23/19 RMB Hello Summer
Dear Rita Mae Brown,
Summer has arrived. The air
is a dryer, at least here in Southern California that’s the case. The deserts
are heating up to triple digits. The days of daylight stretching into the
evening hours have reached their peak. Dusk will join us a bit earlier from
here on into fall.
I’d like to say that I spent the time since my last letter finalizing my novel, or finally fixing up that spare
room, or on making headway on some giant goal. Alas, there were wonderful adventures,
like viewing the Ramona play in Hemet, celebrating its 96th season, and
the recent family reunion in Seacrest, Florida. However, the vast majority of
moments were simply lived.
Our Writers Circle met last
night and our ten minute writing theme was “Lost dog”, which I shortened to “Lost”
and wrote:
Lost days mount up. All that I could do or would do remains
undone, and a challenge for my future self. That future self will be more
efficient and accomplish so much more than present me, who’s highest priority
is to watch the last few shows of Alias, season 4.
Future self can juggle writing that novel, work, home
repairs, mastering tarot card readings, and, of course, watch season 5 of
Alias. Yes, future self will get it all done, or at least that is what present
me believes, so that I can put off to tomorrow what I don’t feel moved to do
today.
This is a Universal quandary, not mine alone. That brings
some comfort. Still, I don’t look forward to the talk with my future self about
all that is still left undone when the time of doing anything ends.
It has been a good few
months, not really “lost” in a sad sense, just gone with little progress on “my
list”. And now we move onward to make the next few months better, starting with
this RMB letter and a this inspirational note from Jean Trebek’s website www.insidewink.com.
Today begins it.
Today is the fresh start.
Today is the new year.
Today is the joy.
Do it.
The one thing.
Today.
Today is the new year.
Today is the joy.
Do it.
The one thing.
Today.
– Alison Martin
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Enjoy today,
Loraine
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